Travel pocket



A. PALAZZO TRAVEL POCKET Aug. 7, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 7,1960 INVENTOR. ANTHONY PA LAZZQ ATTORNEY A. PALAZZO TRAVEL POCKET Aug.7, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 7. 1960 INVENTOR. ANTHONY PALAZZOFIG. 5

United States Patent Ofitice 3,647,877 Fatented Aug. 7, 1952 3,047,877TRAVEL PGCKET Anthony Palazzo, Newark, NJ., assignor to Samuel Pelosi,In, Union, N.J., and Joseph Pelosi, Florham Park, NJ.

Filed Dec. 7, 1960, Ser. No. 74,333 1 (Jlairn. (Cl. 2-94) The presentinvention relates to pockets for overgarments such as coats andraincoats and more particularly to a type of double pocket accessiblefrom both the inner and outer sides of the overgarment.

The invention is particularly useful in applications Where it is oftenrequired to carry a multiplicity of small items, as in travelling forexample. Magazines, papers, cameras, bottles, gifts, souvenirs,foodstuffs or the like may be neatly stored in the said pocket andcarried conveniently and out of" sight, while freeing the hands tohandle the heavier luggage.

Some office workers commuting to and from their office may wish tosafely and conveniently store papers and documents within the lockedportion of the pocket as hereinafter explained, thus dispensing with thenecessity of carrying a brief or attache case while others may prefer tocarry concealed their lunch-bags therein and still present a neatappearance.

Pockets on topcoats accessible from both sides of the garment are knownin the prior art but these are generally of the single pocket type. Thatis to say, the pocket embodies one single enclosure into which the handmay be thrust from either the inside or the outside of the garment. Thecapacity of such a pocket is therefore limited. 1

Furthermore such a pocket lacks a separate compartment or enclosure ashereinafter explained, which may be sealed off to provide a saferepository for papers or documents.

The present invention contemplates overcoming the foregoingdisadvantages by providing apocket for an overgarment which while notdisproportionately or unduly large so as to spoil the appearance of thegarment, will embody two separate compartments both accessible fromeither the inside or the outside of the garment, and furthermore theinner of said compartments embodies a flap which may be closed toeffectively seal off said inner compartment.

It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide anovel type pocket for a topcoat or raincoat which will have a fargreater capacity than pockets heretofore commonly used in the art.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pocket of the aboveindicated nature embodying an interior compartment which may be closedoff from the interior of the garment.

Still another object is to provide a pocket for a coat which will behighly utile and effective while travelling or commuting.

A further object is to provide a pocket embodying the foregoingcharacteristics, and yet which will not be inordinately or unduly largein size.

A further object is to provide a pocket of the above indicated naturewhich will be inexpensive and easy to build into the coat or garment.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages will appear more fullyhereinafter from a consideration of the detailed description whichfollows, taken together with the accompanying drawings, wherein oneembodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example.

It is to be expressly understood however that the drawing is for thepurposes of illustration only, and is not to be construed as definingthe limits of the invention, reference being had for this purpose to theappended claim.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designatelike parts;

FIGURE 1 is a view of an open coat embodying the invention, showing theinside compartment with the flap thereof unbuttoned and showing theouter compartment beneath.

FIGURE 2 is an elevation view of the pocket as observed from the insideof coat and showing the flap closed and the relative position of theinside compartment and the external opening leading into the pocket.

FIGURE 3 is an elevation view similar to FIGURE 2 but at the pocket fromthe outside of the garment.

FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 2 with the flap turned down so asto expose the outer pocket beneath.

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged section view taken along the line 2-2 of FIGURE2, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to FIGURE 1, thereis shown a topcoat or the like generally designated by the numeral 10comprising a pocket 12. The pocket 12 when viewed from the exterior ofthe topcoat as in FIGURE 3 to all appearances resembles the ordinarysingle-sac or compartment type ordinarily associated with such garments.However the interior differs notably in capacity as herein explained.

A pocket opening 14 leads into an outer sac-like enclosure orcompartment 16, defined by the outer material 15 of the topcoat and anintermediate thickness of material or pocket-wall 18 (FIG. 5) whichincludes a top boundary 249 (FIG. 4). The relative positions of thepocket opening 14 and the top boundary Ztl of the compartment 16 aresuch that the opening 14 extends upwards substantially above theboundary 24} such that the wearers hand may readily be inserted throughthe pocket opening 14 and if desired over the top of the boundary 20, aswell as directly into the compartment 16. (FIG. 3).

Enveloping the wall 13 is an interior thickness of material orpocket-wall 22. The interior pocket-wall 22 is stitched to the outermaterial of the topcoat or garments by stitching 24 while theintermediate thickness of material or pocket wall 18 is stitched theretoby stitching 25, (FIGURES 2 and 4), and the pocket wall 22 envelops thepocket-wall 18 to define a second sac-like enclosure or compartment 26.Hence there is now provided separate and distinct compartments to thepocket 12; the outer enclosure or compartment 16 which is defined by theouter material of the pocket topcoat 15 and the wall 18, and the innerenclosure or compartment 26 defined by the pocket-wall 18 and theinterior pocket wall 22.

In addition to enveloping the compartment 16, the interior pocket wall22 comprises a top flap portion 28 which extends upwards past the topboundary 20 (FIG- URES 2 and 4), and contains fastening means 30 adaptedto engage mating fastening means 32' on the inside of the material 15and situated at least at the top of the opening 14 so that the flapportion 28 may be fastened if desired to provide a safe repository inthe enclosure 26, accessible only from the outside of the topcoat, bymeans of the opening 14-. The fastening means employed may be of anytype commonly used in the art such as a snap, booklet and eye, or buttonand buttonhole.

It is to be noted that the stitching 24 does not extend beyond the topboundary 20 (FIG. 2) so that the flap 28 may be turned downward up tothat level when not fastened.

Hence it will now be apparent that the compartments or enclosures i6 and22 are both accessible from the outside of the topcoat by means of theopening 14. .This is true whether the flap 28 is fastened or not, sinceaccess to the compartment 26 may be gained by inserting s es/e7? thehand through the opening 14- and over the top boundary 20. If it isdesired to have the flap 28 unfastened, then access to both compartmentsis also had from the interior of the garment. Upon buttoning the flap28, the inner compartment 26 becomes a large safe re pository ofincreased capacity for such items as magazines, papers, documentscarried in travelling and the like.

It will thus be seen that the several obiects of this invention arethereby achieved.

Although only one embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changesand modifications in the parts and their relative arrangement may bemade Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In combination, a coat and a multiple pocket therefore,

said multiple pocket comprising an inner pocket defined by the innersurface of the coat material and a first pocket Wall secured theretoalong the sides and bottom thereof, a second pocket wall of greaterwidth and depth than said first pocket wall secured in overlyingrelation to the first pocket Wall and also secured along its sides andbottom edges to the inner surface of the coat material, a flap on saidsecond pocket wall extending above said inner pocket, means securingsaid flap to the inner surface of the coat to form an inside closure forboth of said pockets, and an opening in the outer material of the coatdisposed in part above the upper edge of the first pocket Wall toprovide hand access to both of said pockets.

References Cited in the file of this patent FOREIGN PATENTS 126,886Great Britain May 22, 1919

